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Our Wedding: The Reception

Posted 03/02/2011 by Meredith in ceremony and reception \ 2 comments

Our reception was held at my family’s organic farm, Avery’s Branch Farms, in Amelia, Virginia. As soon as we arrived, we were immediately greeted by my sweet sister. Of all of the hundreds of wedding pictures, the photo of Stephen picking up my sister is my absolute favorite.

Our good family friend, Ty, announced us for the first time as a married couple …

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Our Wedding: The Traditional Ceremony

Last week I posted a few pre-ceremony images. Up this week, the ceremony! All photos courtesy of Three Daughters and a Wedding Photography.

Sheridan was very careful in her flower girl responsibility, sweetly dropping just one flower at a time!

I had twenty seven sweet little girls walk down the aisle ringing bells before I made my entrance.

Here comes the bride!

Arriving at the …

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Our Wedding: Getting Ready

Posted 02/15/2011 by Meredith in ceremony and reception \ 2 comments

A few images from our chilly December wedding day!

My handsome husband:

My brother, Sullivan, was confused about how his bow tie worked:

A family heirloom hairpiece I was given by my mother-in-law:

My lovely matron of honor, Alli:

My dad and I as we waited to enter the church:

Up Next: The Ceremony

*All photos courtesy of Three Daughters and a Wedding Photography

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Final Wedding Preparations: Hotel Guests’ Gift Boxes, Bridal Tea, Dessert Buffet, and Rehearsal

Posted 01/25/2011 by Meredith in DIY, rehearsal dinner \ 3 comments

Prior to the week of the wedding, I worked on 30 hotel gift boxes for our family and friends who booked within the accommodation block we had recommended at our wedding website. The top of the box had a card stock label with our names and the date of our wedding wrapped by a ribbon around …

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Homemade Cheesecake Wedding Cake

Posted 12/20/2010 by Meredith in cakes and catering, DIY \ 4 comments

I hesitate to write about my homemade wedding cake because, unfortunately, the only finished picture I have is in my mind. You will need a lot of vision to understand what I am attempting to explain!

I am baking a New York-Style classic cheesecake wedding cake with one four-tiered cake in the center and four individual single layer cakes surrounding it. …